Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-11-04

ence. His hns been peculiarly annoying
and trying career / snall often think of
him far away in that quiet little village OF
Drfton, IN Pennsylvania, Please God, we
shall have him here in o year or two again,
although he says not -
This depression in his letter upon the sub
jcct of Fairfax, the unselish Richard had
inserted to please his own whim. The first
paragraph of the note was really fairfax
own composition. f es
Oxford Bald he had observed his friends
name in tho list Of passengers who sailed
from Havre by the " Vile de Lyons y on the
Goth inst.
So, too, had jean Louvait, the detective,
for that Individual, failing TO mako any
Roadway in his efforts TO convict Oxford
and tho vulot, had turned his attention TO
Fairfax.
Thoro it stood In clear black and white
" Arthur Fairfax, Drifton, Pennsylvania"
And, what ia moro, ono Of tho wharf OIL
cials said he himself had seen Mr. Fairfax
go ON board at the last minute before tho
steamers departure, and had observed him
OH the vosscl's deck as it moved OF.
tHcro again tho tiroless conspirator's
forcthought had planned to his gain. TAX
ing tho utmost advantage of Mr.. Nebbitts
offer Of asslstanto, he had mado arrange
monts by which one OF tho officers of tho
"Namovna occurred passage to Now York
from Havre, and registered as Mr.. Fairfax.
At New York tho officer expected to meet
tho yacht, day or two after his own ar
rival thoro). rr..r. r.--
Fooled again, Louvuit now turned his at
tention TO the discovery of the vessel by
which the conspirators had evidently
escaped. After numerous mistakes and the
pursuit Of false CLOVIS, no at last hit upon
what he was convinced must be the right
one.
AIN Mr.. Nebbitt's yacht, 'Namovna,'
have found it, Queth ho TO himself.
But, alas, for his pains, the " NamovEa
After FairfaX's conversation with Nobbti
had been ordered to steam direct for tho
harbor Of Brcst on the extreme northwest
ern coast Of France. Leaving that port
with tho publicly announced intention OF
sailing directly westward for New York,
sho once again, when out Of sight Of Brest,
turned Numerically back upon her course
and sailed for the island off Chateau Nouf
whenco-as VIC have road-she proceeded
TO America with tho abducted girl.
$50 can't prove it was tho 'Namovna,'
unused Louvait, sadly, for thoro stands
the opposing proof that sho was far at sea,
steaming to America, when tho decd was
committed"
He confessed himself defeated at all
points. His penetration and instinct had
shown him plan by which he believed that
the Princess had been abducted Yet, be-
cause this theory, when practically applied,
failed to work, he refused to reject it. He
only confessed that Fairfax had outwitted
hun at every step.
In q law-court it would be quito impossi.
BILE to prove any thing whatever sainst the
latter To convict tho abductors WAS work
OF time, Louvait saw. He mist wait and
work IN silence He declined to accept my
other theories preached with regard to The
famous case, being perfectly satisfied with
his ewn.
As soon as no came to the conclusion tba,
II was useless TO do any thing except watch
and wait, fearful lest any ene-Leroi, for In
stanco-might anticipate him, no wrote q
note to tho Minister Of Police. Upon tho OK
torior was the direction:
"Not to be opened until tho ahducters Of
the Princess Natalie shall have been capt
urcd, being the theory Of Jean Louvait as L
the abduction and the abductors.
Then followed the speculation. This, in
the main, so well agreed with the reality Of
the case, that 1t could scarcely have been
more accurate had Louvait himself parties
pated in tho affair.
The document closed with this paragraph,
"This is the theory and belief of Jean
Louvait in relation TO the famous Princess
Natalie abduction case, Of which the arch
conspirator was Arthur Fairfax, whose
cleverness has won my unbounded admira-
tion.n